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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1936
Page
2
The second annual Seed Exposition of the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association will feature many important speakers on February 12 and 13. The meeting, held at the chamber of commerce, was announced by Prof. W. H. Darst of the State.
The Supreme Court ruling halts tax machinery and payments under the AAA triggering fear that other New Deal laws may fail. Republicans praise the decision while Byrnes calls it a Congress straigh jacket. Roosevelt silent as AAA officials study alternatives including 48 Little AAAs and an allotment plan. Senator McNary offers a three fold plan to handle surpluses and raise farm prices.
The Raleigh college announced acceptance from leading agriculturists in the state and Washington to address a convention at the Junior High School on February 12. Highlights include a country dance, sessions, and elections. Distinguished speakers include Dr. Middleton, Senator Bagley, W A Graham, Dr C A Cobb, Dr C C Taylor, Morris Cooke, J H Stallings, and H H Bennett. Exhibits due February 11.
Textile mill owners in North and South Carolina face uncertain plans after injunctions. Leaders review next steps as tax and regulatory matters loom over operations and potential closures.
A High Point cultural program aims to bring at least three artist appearances on a no profit basis through the Co-Operative Concert Association. The drive seeks 1,000 members, with meetings at the Friends Annex and Sheraton hotel. Thomasville supporters attended, studiously backing the plan.
Mrs. Ellen Long Fambrough 36 wife of Morgan Fambrough of Greensboro died after a mastoid operation. She moved from High Point to Greensboro December 1 and was active in social affairs and Wesley Memorial Methodist church. Survived by husband, one daughter, one brother, and five sisters. Funeral in Greensboro chapel at 1 pm with service by local pastors. interment in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, at 3 pm.
The railroads argued the tax provisions and pension funding scheme under the new act circumvent the Supreme Court ruling on the Agricultural Adjustment Act. They sought a permanent restraining order against the railroad retirement board and the internal revenue commissioner, hoping a merits ruling by March 1.
Italian press attacks U S peace policy while Paris reports British staff pressing for an oil embargo against Italy before February. In Ethiopia Christmas rites mark renewed hope as rains lash the northern front and a Grinnell, Iowa lawyer joins Haile Selassie’s brain trust. Seven British destroyers reach Greek waters amidMediterranean security chatter.
New York January 7. Cotton textile manufacturers await a Cotton Textile Institute conference to resolve price and policy problems after the Supreme Court voided the AAA. Institute president Dr Claudius T Murchison urged a short sales halt while the study proceeds. Thomas H Webb of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association spoke at Concord North Carolina.
North and South Carolina legislators urge immediate action to craft parity priced farm policy. Bailey says the aim is parity for normal crops, warns against encouraging overproduction. Rich ards Cool ey Barden voice mixed views on court decisions and federal government role.
Half of all mail passengers and express shipments on the London to Australia air route originate from Sydney. The statement highlights Sydney as the primary start point for these transcontinental air services.
Greensboro January 7 Special Eighteen months on the roads was the sentence meted out today in Superior court to Arthur Gregory High Point after he pleaded guilty to a deadly assault with a pistol on Robert Wall one legged man Gregory had pleaded not guilty of assault with intent to kill The court ordered capias for Co E Cagle High Point convict ed last spring of manslaughter who appealed to the Supreme court and is to be brought up and the sentence of from three to five years is to go into effect A D Hardy charged with occupying a room for immoral purposes and Berbert Auten charged with operating an auto while intoxicated failed to answer Capias was ordered for their arrest The state took a nol pros in each case but retained leave to prosecute In case they are arrested Clyde W Jones charged with embezzlement of 4700 or more from the closed North Carolina Bank and Trust company while serving as conservator prior to last June 1 entered pleas of guilty in four cases Dorothy Staley Green High Point prosecuting witness in the case before the court in which Charles R Green Winston Salem her divorced husband is charged with non support of a child Green denies paternity of the child He admitted he is father of a subsequent child born to Mrs Green
The Morgan firm executives including J P Morgan Jr and Thomas Lamont face Senator Nye’s committee questioning on arms sales and financing before World War I entry. Morgan argues Germany provoked the U S into war. Lamont and others contest neutrality limits while detailing wartime costs and assets.
R H Sechrest of High Point qualified as administrator of the estate of Mrs Inez Justice Lewis who died December 29. Heirs at law are D M Lewis husband and Bonnie Lewis daughter.
Indications suggest London to Australia flights will soon reach Hong Kong or Bangkok, expanding the route beyond its current demand. If confirmed, this extension would connect major hubs and potentially boost travel and freight between continents.
Paul Swanson Kernersville publisher and lawyer is charged with arson in an alleged attack on his Roy street house. Investigators say Swanson increased his policy from 500 to 1000 dollars last month to gain by the fire. Tate identified a man placing kerosene soaked paper beneath the kitchen prior to escape. Swanson was arrested in Winston-Salem and released on bond as the probe continues with a city court hearing scheduled Friday.
Letters from Anne to Smith before her marriage to Reyndolds and during preparatory schooling reveal a long affair. Smith argues the relationship faltered after Cannon refused Anne custody unless she moved to Concord. Letters from 1925 1926 show declarations of love and plans to be together, with occasional family references.
The high court’s 6 to 3 decision ends the AAA program as details of a substitute plan remain vague. President Roosevelt stays silent amid a capital shuffle and a halt in farm support payments while lawmakers weigh constitutional options and possible reforms.
Cotton futures tumbled as prices slid nearly 2 a bale after an adverse AAA decision. By early trading March opened 11.18, then dropped to 11.00 with May at 10.75 and December around 10.05 as selling intensified and buying interest waned amid regulatory uncertainty.
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